Scholars Point: Syrian Refugees and Executive Action

scholars point: This seems to be just the beginning of a wave of litigation over this order's potential constitutional challenges, says Yvonne Tew, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown Law school in Washington, D.C. Legal scholars point to constitutional and statutory challenges that could strike down the executive action that would affect some 218 million people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen over 90 days, according to CBC. The order also puts an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees. Enforcement of the order, which unleashed chaos at airports and sent families into immigration limbo, appeared to still be taking shape as the weekend drew to a close, with Trump's own White House chief of staff contradicting himself on a major exclusion for green card holders. Experts say the possible legal challenges could draw upon The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects against depriving anybody's liberty without due process of the law. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits government actions that favour any one religion. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment, which bars the government from discriminating individuals from equal protection of the laws. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.